RPC I, 4902


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
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Volume	I
Number	4902
Province	Judaea
Region	Samaria
City	Sebaste
Reign	Herod
Person (rev.)	Herod (king)
Issue	Year 3
Dating	Uncertain year, between 40 and 37 BC
Obverse inscription
Obverse design	shield
Reverse inscription	ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΡΩΔΟΥ, LΓ ΤΡ (in field)
Edition	βασιλέως Ἡρώδου (ἔτους) γʹ τ(ετ?)ρ(άρχου?)
Translation	of King Herod, of year 3, tetrarch(?)
Reverse design	crested helmet
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	20 mm
Average weight	5.51 g
Axis	12
Reference	Meshorer 2
Specimens	2 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1			L	BMC 11			12		Show
2	2 ✸				CNG EA 220, 14 Oct. 2009, lot 199	20	5.51			Show